Tuesday, April 23, 2019

Enhances local capacity to engage citizens in planning and making sound policy choices. Facilitation of this process broadens understanding, mitigates conflict, and engages citizens in meaningful participation.

Educational videos designed to highlight the expertise within MU Extension in southwest Missouri.

Enhances local capacity to engage citizens in planning and making sound policy choices. Facilitation of this process broadens understanding, mitigates conflict, and engages citizens in meaningful participation. more...

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Local MU Extension video: "Enroll Now for Brown Bag University" with David Burton and Amy Patillo

Tai Chi for Arthritis and Fall Prevention allows you to express both mind and body, helping you to not only learn a new skill and promote good health, it will help you achieve harmony with yourself and the world around you. Come move with us!

Class size:

10

Event full:

No

Cost:

$20.00This class is brought to you at a reduced cost thanks to the sponsorship of the Gentry County Library

Community & Public Health Approaches provides information about resources available to individuals, families, and groups to improve help improve their health and well-being. The program provides ways for the people of local communities to engage with providers of local community & public health resources.

Stay Strong, Stay Healthy (SSSH) aims to provide inactive middle-aged and older adults with access to a safe, structured and effective exercise program capable of building muscle and increasing bone density, thus decreasing frailty, osteoporosis and the risk of falls. SSSH helps participants meet the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s physical activity recommendations.

SSSH challenges participants through incremental increases in exercise volume and intensity. Led by a certified instructor, participants complete a warmup, a prescribed set of upper- and lower-body strengthening exercises and a cool-down at each class. Participants are made to feel comfortable regardless of their current fitness level so they can safely participate and gradually build the strength beneficial to health.This course is free to recipients of SNAP. Call the office to register, 573-458-6260.

Registration:

Call the office to register, 573-458-6260.This course is free to recipients of SNAP.

Our aim is to help participants implement new habits to maintain cognitive health while also practicing new skills for better memory performance.

Registration:

To register please call the Henry County Extension Office at 660-885-5556

Registrationdeadline:

3/21/2019

Cost:

$40.00Fee is per participant and should be paid in advance to the Extension office. This does include a workbook the participant gets to keep. A minimum of five participants is required in order to conduct the class.

Stay Strong, Stay Healthy (SSSH) aims to provide inactive middle-aged and older adults with access to a safe, structured and effective exercise program capable of building muscle and increasing bone density, thus decreasing frailty, osteoporosis and the risk of falls. SSSH helps participants meet the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s physical activity recommendations.

SSSH challenges participants through incremental increases in exercise volume and intensity. Led by a certified instructor, participants complete a warmup, a prescribed set of upper- and lower-body strengthening exercises and a cool-down at each class. Participants are made to feel comfortable regardless of their current fitness level so they can safely participate and gradually build the strength beneficial to health.

The Master Pollinator Steward Program is an unbiased, research-based curriculum, which includes hands-on activities and classroom presentations. Pollinators — such as bees, birds, butterflies, bats and insects — play a crucial role in the production of most fruits and vegetables. They also support healthy ecosystems that clean the air, stabilize soils and support wildlife. Studies show that pollinator populations are in decline because of a loss of feeding and nesting habitats, pollution and the misuse of pesticides. This program trains how to protect our agricultural economy and food supply with a series of classes. A five-part series of MU publications was created for this class series. more...

This MU Extension strength-training program can get your fitness journey (re)started. Participants will be guided safely by a trained instructor through warm up, eight muscle-strengthening exercises and cool down. Equipment is provided. The class is targeted toward older and sedentary middle-aged adults, although there are no age limits.

Registration:

To register, please call the Jefferson County MU Extension office at 636-797-5391

Participants had an up close and in person opportunity to see and touch different variations of flower seeds. Participants planted flowers in ice cream cones by putting soil and flower seeds in the cone. Participants then take the cone home, dig a hole and put the whole thing in the ground. When they water the flower seeds the cone disolves into the ground. Participants were given 4-H information to take home with them.

Missouri 4-H is about young people discovering their interests with the guidance of caring adults. It’s about young people making friends and memories in clubs or other groups while honing their knowledge, skills, attitudes and health to lead in a complex and changing world.

When you enroll in launchU, you receive the following: • Instruction from a certified facilitator• Feedback in small group activities• Insight from local experts • launchU startup handbook• Access to LivePlan cloud-based business planning software• Access to market research data from SFCC’s SBTDC• Support from a network of coaches and peersAt the end of the twelve sessions, you will have …• Completed an SBA-approved business feasibility plan• Perfected your business pitch• Determined if business concept is workable• Saved time and money• Competed in a pitch competition with potential investors as judges more...

When it comes to seasoning foods, many Americans limit themselves to little more than salt and pepper. While salt and pepper are certainly important components of any recipe, there is a world of flavor to be found in herbs. This class discusses how to use herbs in the kitchen for their culinary and health benefits. Participants will also learn just how easy it is to keep an herb garden of their own.

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When it comes to seasoning foods, many Americans limit themselves to little more than salt and pepper. While salt and pepper are certainly important components of any recipe, there is a world of flavor to be found in herbs. This class discusses how to use herbs in the kitchen for their culinary and health benefits. Participants will also learn just how easy it is to keep an herb garden of their own.

4-H Food Quality Assurance PolicyAll 4-H members enrolled in food animal projects (including beef, sheep, swine, dairy cattle, meat and dairygoats, rabbits, and poultry) must complete the appropriate level of Missouri Show Me Quality Assurance(MSMQA) certification to be considered a 4-H member in good standing in that project.

This free Youth Livestock Production Workshop is to introduce those who are participating in livestock projects an opportunity for hands on learning and good management practices. This interactive workshop will give youth, adults and volunteers the confidence, skills and abilities to be successful in their livestock programs. By attending this workshop, participants will earn credit for taking the SMQA training and meet the qualifications of being eligible to show at the fair.

MU Extension 4-H youth development faculty and staff collaborate with partners to address youth and family issues in the community. Rather than providing programs or services directly to an individual young person, the focus is upon influencing systems — people, programs, policies and services that impact the lives of young people and their families.

Spring is a time of renewal. It’s a time when many people are thinking about getting outside, dusting off the cobwebs, and giving their houses a good cleaning. Why not also take this time to clean up the diet? Swimsuit season is right around the corner. This class is designed to help participants make healthier food choices, cut back on processed foods, and enjoy the fresh spring fruits and vegetables available at the market.

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Spring is a time of renewal. It’s a time when many people are thinking about getting outside, dusting off the cobwebs, and giving their houses a good cleaning. Why not also take this time to clean up the diet? Swimsuit season is right around the corner. This class is designed to help participants make healthier food choices, cut back on processed foods, and enjoy the fresh spring fruits and vegetables available at the market.

Do you dream of owning your own business? Are you ready for a realistic perspective on whether or not people really want to buy what you want to sell?This program helps aspiring entrepreneurs look at all aspects of their business idea, exploring the feasibility of their new venture and learning how to develop a viable business. This business creation program is fast-paced, interactive, fun and energizing.

The Small Business & Technology Development Center at UMKC ELEVATIONLAB™ offers the program in an accelerated time frame to let potential entrepreneurs get started with their businesses as soon as possible. Guest speakers and entrepreneurs bring their real-world experience to make topics come alive.

Participants develop their businesses through the group activities and coaching from professional business counselors. The class materials include FastTrac, GrowthWheel® and other elements with step-by-step activities and in-depth information. You don’t just learn about business, you work on your own business venture throughout the program.

Registration:

Scholarships may be available for Dislocated Workers or those that live or own a business in Kansas City, MO.

When you enroll in LaunchU, you receive the following:
Instruction from a certified facilitator
-Feedback in small group activities
-Insight from local experts
-LaunchU startup handbook
-Access to a LivePlan cloud-based business planning software
-Access to market research data from SFCC & SBTDC
-Support from a network of coaches and peers
At the end of the twelve sessions, you will have ...
-Completed an SBA-approved business feasibility plan
-Perfected your business pitch
-Determined if business concept is workable
-Saved time and money
-Completed in a pitch competition with potential investors as judges

Session topic:

Putting It All Together

Registration:

Contact Kelly Asbury 660-596-7350 to apply!

Class size:

20

Event full:

No

Cost:

$250.00

Facilitator:

Kelly Asbury, kasbury1@sfccmo.eduMissouri SBDC at State Fair Community Collegephone: 660-596-7350